could a actor truly transition into wrestling?

[Nano]

For one night yeah. I am talking about going full on pro. Making a career out of it.

I know, but if they can have a one night match and even slam a professional wrestler, I think they can go full on prom wrestling.

 

[Stopspot]

I know, but if they can have a one night match and even slam a professional wrestler, I think they can go full on prom wrestling.

Training for a one night performance and slamming a wrestler (a bodyslam being particularly easy to do compared to other wrestling moves) is a completely different thing compared to going through full on wrestling training and living a WWE superstars life of +200 days on the road a year. Could you honestly see one of the goons from Jersey Shore commit to that?

 

[Nano]

Training for a one night performance and slamming a wrestler (a bodyslam being particularly easy to do compared to other wrestling moves) is a completely different thing compared to going through full on wrestling training and living a WWE superstars life of +200 days on the road a year. Could you honestly see one of the goons from Jersey Shore commit to that?

Basically no. They would be arrested more times than Kurt Angle. I could see Stephen Amell working and living like a WWE star. He's in good shape and if he trains, he can be a part of WWE's roster. The fact is that they earn more money making three or four movies a year than what they could earn working for WWE, that's why it's something difficult. It's not like Dwayne, who was trained in WWE and then he started his career as a Hollywood star.

 

[RoyalRaven]

It would depend on the Actor, I think someone like Terry Crews could easily enter a career in wrestling, mainly because of his build.

 

[Lockard 23]

It could obviously work, given the guy (or gal) had the right look, right determination and right training to seriously want to be a professional wrestler.

 

[Ironman666]

Quite the obvious really....he's old and his body is battered but I believe Micky Rourke could've become a pro wrestler....after all he did have a few pro boxing fights

 

[Lingstar]

The Rock might do well full time if he had some training.

Forget every other idea, this one wins!

 

[JC4Life37]

Michael Clarke Duncan for suuu......ooops, too soon?

 

[Wacokid27]

Any actor/person trained in acting would have the same capacity to become a pro wrestler as anybody who has a love for the business and a willingness to make the sacrifices it takes to be good at something. It requires fitness, hard work, and dedication, much like any other endeavor.

So, yes, if you had a star who loved being a pro wrestler and was willing to work hard and make those sacrifices, then they could be a successful full-time pro wrestler.

But, acting has its own set of struggles and requires its own brand of hard work and dedication. And most people who dream of acting for a living dream of winning an OScar, not the WWE Championship. That's the problem with guys from WWE that go into acting (and vice-versa): they've dreamed their whole lives and trained to be the best pro wrestlers they can be; not to memorize lines of dialogue and follow a shooting script.

It's entertaining that the two get so often equated when they're very different skill sets.

Having said that, having a "fight choreography" background of being a trained athlete would definitely help an actor who decided he/she wanted to go into pro wrestling. For my part, I would love to see Ray Park in a wrestling ring.

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[MrDragonStomp]

If they had the dedication to become a full-time wrestler and did it well, I'd be glad to see that happen.